Bathinda
One held with poppy husk: Police has arrested Vinod Kumar, a resident of Parasram
Nagar, with 2.5 kg poppy husk. The accused was found carrying the contraband near Ghudda village. A case under Sections 15, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered at the Nandgarh police station.
Chandigarh
Tax official proceeds on deputation to UT: Bhawna Garg,
Additional Excise and Taxation Commissioner, has been placed at the
disposal of the Chandigarh Administration for inter-cadre deputation
for appointment as Joint Secretary (Finance). The appointment comes
for a period of three years from the date she assumes the charge.
Manjit Singh Brar, ACA, GMADA, has been given the additional charge of
the post of Additional Excise and Taxation Commissioner.
Jagraon
IAS officer transferred: Ajoy Kumar (IAS) has been posted as CA GLADA and Apneet Riyait
(IAS) as the SDM Jagraon. The transfer and posting orders were issued by the Punjab Government.
Ludhiana
Woman booked for fraud: The city police has booked a woman for duping a city resident on the pretext of selling a plot. The accused has been identified as Kamaljit Kaur a resident of
Jagraon. Complainant Satish Kumar, a resident of Kidwai Nagar, said a deal of Rs 1.25 crore was made to purchase a 270 square yard plot in Krishna Nagar from the accused. But later he came to know that the accused had already sold a part of the plot.
Phillaur
Youth Cong to hold protest: The Punjab Youth Congress (PYC) will be launching a statewide stir against the alleged misrule of the state government and gherao those cycle manufacturing factories that paste small photos of the Punjab Chief Minister on the cycles and distribute them among the underprivileged.
Sangrur
Woman ends life; husband booked: The police has registered a dowry death case against Amandeep Singh of Chathe Sekhwan village near Sunam after his wife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at their house. In her complaint, the deceased's father, Darbara Singh of Mehlan village, alleged that his daughter Gurpreet Kaur (23) was being harassed for dowry since her marriage three years ago. The police said it was yet to arrest the accused.
Tarn
Taran
Firing among SAD groups; 2 injured: Two persons were injured in a clash between two rival SAD groups over the possession of 13 marlas of village common land. The incident occurred at Kandiala village, 30 km from here, in Patti sub-division. The police has booked 20 persons in the case. Sukhdev Singh, village
sarpanch, wanted to install a RO system on the land while Nirvail Singh, who lost the panchayat election recently, resisted the move. Patti DSP Devinder Singh said no arrests had been made so far.
